Key Takeaways GM reached a deal with EV battery materials company Vianode to supply the automaker with synthetic anode graphite.Anode graphite is the largest material by weight in lithium-ion batteries,

Once Norway's Vianode launches production in North America, the deal will run through 2033. The new plant could be in the U.S. or Canada.

GM has signed a new multi-billion dollar deal with Vianode to provide the automaker with graphite anode materials for use in General Motors' electric vehicles.

The deal, with Norway’s Vianode, is for delivery of a material critical for electric-vehicle batteries.